Armed robber hits store

January 28, 2015 at 5:00 a.m.

by Brandon Howard [email protected]

Submitted This photo captured from the Casey’s General Store surveillance camera shows the suspect after he had entered the store around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 24. He is described by police as a black male approximately 35 years old, about 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighing approximately 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray down jacket, black jeans and a black stocking cap. After brandishing a small chrome or stainless steel handgun and demanding money, he fled the scene on foot.
Submitted This photo captured from the Casey’s General Store surveillance camera shows the suspect after he had entered the store around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 24. He is described by police as a black male approximately 35 years old, about 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighing approximately 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray down jacket, black jeans and a black stocking cap. After brandishing a small chrome or stainless steel handgun and demanding money, he fled the scene on foot.

On Saturday, an armed suspect robbed the Casey's General Store on U.S. 71 and Riordan Road.

The suspect, described as a black male in his early to mid 30s, according to Bella Vista Police, entered the store around 1:30 a.m.

He was asking for change before producing a small chrome or stainless steel handgun and demanding money.

He fled on foot from the rear of Casey's and headed in a westerly direction, according to dispatch logs.

The suspect is approximately 5-foot, 8-inches and weighs approximately 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray down jacket, black jeans and a black stocking cap.

This is an ongoing investigation and BVPD is requesting that anyone with information contact the department at 479-855-3771.

Bella Vista Police Capt. Tim Cook said that outside of a burglary in 2012 at TH Rogers, there hasn't been anything similar to what happened Saturday at Casey's in about six or seven years.

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